Baseball GOATshortstop
Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees, 1994–2016
81.9
Score, No. 23 all-time
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Rodriguez had the higher peak, 57.9 wins added to 57.0 across his seven best seasons. Wagner built more over a full career, 115.8 to 106.0.
shortstop
New York Yankees, 1994–2016
81.9
Score, No. 23 all-time
shortstop
Pittsburgh Pirates, 1897–1917
86.4
Score, No. 18 all-time
Wins added is how many extra games a player’s teams won because they had him and not a replacement-level player, the kind of fill-in any team can find. In one season, 2 is a solid regular, 5 is an All-Star and 8 or more is an MVP-level year. Score is the average of the career total and the best seven seasons.
| Alex Rodriguez | Honus Wagner | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 81.9 | Score | 86.4(better) |
| 106.0 | Wins added, career | 115.8(better) |
| 57.9(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 57.0 |
| 23 | All-time rank | 18(better) |
| 22 | Seasons | 21 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,784 | Games | 2,794(better) |
| 3,115 | Hits | 3,420(better) |
| 696(better) | Home runs | 101 |
| 2,086(better) | Runs batted in | 1,733 |
| 329 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 723(better) |
| .295 | Batting average | .328(better) |
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| .380 | On-base percentage | .391(better) |
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| .550(better) | Slugging percentage | .467 |
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